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Here is a very easy method to remove strings from an electric guitar.

Steps

1

Turn the tuning peg at the headstock counterclockwise. This loosens the string.

2

Once the string is free of the tuning peg, you can snip off the part of the string that was wound around the tuning peg.

3

Push the string through at the bridge.This is on the front of the guitar where it disappears.

4

Flip the guitar over, if the strings went through the body. Now you should see the brass end of the string, if not push it through a bit more. Take hold of the end and pull it through until it is out.

5

Replace each string, one at a time in succession, tuning as you go, as you take off old ones, if you intend to put new strings on your guitar.

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